Bidens Audio Feed Cuts as He Snarks at Reporters Afghanistan Question
President Bidens audio feed conveniently cut out right as he got snarky with a reporter asking about Afghanistan. Coincidence? Sure. Lets go with that.
The moment happened during a press event when a reporter pressed Biden on the chaotic withdrawal. He started to respond with what sounded like an irritated comeback and then silence.
Fox News captured the awkward moment and the subsequent questions about what exactly happened.
White House communications has had these technical difficulties before. Always at convenient times. The pattern is hard to ignore even if each individual incident has a plausible explanation.
Political communications in the social media age means every moment gets scrutinized and shared.
Afghanistan was a sore subject for the administration. The withdrawal was messy. Americans and allies were left behind. The images were brutal. Nobody wanted to answer questions about it.
Whether the audio cut was intentional or just bad timing the optics were terrible. It looked like the White House was literally muting criticism.
Biden eventually addressed Afghanistan questions in other settings but the damage from the withdrawal lingered throughout his term.
Incident August 2021
